The Best Of NewCo Shift — Week of August 23rd

Welcome to our second edition of NewCo Shift Weekly Newsletter, a roundup of top NewCo Shift stories. Remember to follow us on Medium to receive real time notification from all our stories as they’re published. And let us know what you’re interested in us covering: editorial@newco.co.

Chris Newman, a black farmer in Central Virginia, writes a personal account of his experience with race. A powerful piece that provides context to our nation’s current struggle with race relations, in particular in the wake of Charlottesville, near his home.

It hasn’t been easy to keep track of those leaving the White House for greener pastures. We decided to track the people and councils who have called it quits since Donald Trump took office earlier this year. More recently, some of Trump’s Cybersecurity Advisers quit the council citing “moral” reasons. We will continue to update this list.

Uber has a new CEO after appointing Dara Khosrowshahi to lead the struggling tech Unicorn, so where will it go next?Azeem Azhar explores the company’s past to understand its near future. What will Uber look like in eight years time, under its new leadership?

In candid interview for Medium members, Steven Johnson interviews Wired co-founder and bestselling technology theorist Kevin Kelly. The conversation covers writing in public and the strange power of music on infinite loop.